601  
CDUS43 KLOT 242238  
CLIORD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
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..THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 35 3:59 PM 64 1930 39 -4 53  
MINIMUM 20 5:53 AM -11 1873 25 -5 38  
AVERAGE 28 32 -4 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.11 2001 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.64 -1.48 0.41  
SINCE DEC 1 4.76 5.74 -0.98 4.32  
SINCE JAN 1 2.69 3.63 -0.94 2.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.5 1965 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 9.5 -8.4 4.9  
SINCE DEC 1 21.9 28.4 -6.5 11.9  
SINCE JUL 1 32.3 30.4 1.9 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 37 33 4 19  
MONTH TO DATE 777 887 -110 967  
SINCE DEC 1 3278 3190 88 3286  
SINCE JUL 1 4247 4341 -94 4053  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE CHICAGO-OHARE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 72 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -9 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:34 AM CST SUNSET 5:36 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 5:37 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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